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A quiz to test your knowledge of the elements of fiction writing.

Welcome to Craft of Writing Trivia!

This quiz features questions meant to test your knowledge of the elements of fiction writing and short story writing.

You're given multiple attempts at Craft of Writing Trivia.

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1. Shifts:
 A _____ is simply a move or shift in the story.
       plot        
       theme        
       transition        
       monologue        
2. Shifts:
 _____ solve the problem of moving characters from one scene to the next or from one time period to the next.
       Transitions        
       Actions        
       Plots        
       Settings        
3. Writing Fiction:
 The _____ of a story can be defined as the attitude of the author towards the characters and their situations.
       theme        
       plot        
       tone        
       climax        
4. Mood:
 The mood of a story draws an emotional response from readers.
       True        
       False        
5. Point of View:
 A story written in the _____ Point of View is told through a narrator who knows everything about the characters.
       First Person        
       Third Person Omniscient        
       Second Person        
       Third Person Limited        
6. Writing Fiction:
 Too much of a character's background information presented at one time in a story can lead to an _____.
       mood        
       transition        
       flashback        
       info dump        
7. Dialogue:
 The kind of dialogue where characters speak mainly to themselves is called _____.
       free speech        
       stream of consciousness        
       monologue        
       none of the above        
8. Writing Fiction:
 Fear vs. desire, greed vs. duty, love vs. loyalty, revenge vs. self-doubt are all examples of _____.
       plot        
       mood        
       conflict        
       transition        
9. Voice:
 The following sentence is an example of _____ voice: A dog bit the mailman.
       intruding        
       passive        
       active        
       none of the above        
10. Endings:
 The final resolution of a plot or story is called _____.
       denouement        
       time span        
       hook        
       None of the above.        
11. Writing Fiction:
 A transition to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story is called a _____.
       plot        
       flashback        
       theme        
       mood        
12. Conflict:
 The catalyst that begins a story’s main conflict is considered a _____.
       plot        
       theme        
       resolution        
       complication        
13. Point of View:
 When the _____ Point of View is used, the story is told through the experiences of one character.
       Second Person        
       Third Person Limited Omniscient        
       First Person        
       Third Person Omniscient        
14. Middles:
 The middle of a story should do which of the following?
       Continue character development.        
       Raise the level of tension or suspense.        
       Continue character development and raise the level of tension or suspense.        
       None of the above.        
15. Mood:
 The mood of a story can be set through the use of description, dialogue, and action.
       True        
       False        
16. Voice:
 The following sentence is an example of _____ voice: The mailman was bitten by a dog.
       active        
       passive        
       intruding        
       none of the above        
17. Story Moral:
 The underlying message of a short story or a novel is called a ______.
       point of view        
       focus        
       theme        
       plot        
18. Endings:
 The set of events that bring a story to a close are considered to be a story’s _____.
       plot        
       theme        
       hook        
       resolution        
19. Writing Fiction:
 A story’s characters and setting(s) can be brought alive through _____ writing.
       time span        
       denouement        
       descriptive        
       none of the above        
20. Characters:
 The less important characters in a story are also called minor or _____ characters.
       major        
       meaningless        
       stock        
       two dimensional        
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